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I need some help coming up with a solution to a Volvo related problem.
As some of you may remember, I recently powder coated a set of Volans that I had on my 850R. I was intending to keep them once coated because they looks primo. Then a decent 98 Saff came along, so I bought it. Right place, right time blah blah...Instead of buying new tires and remounting the Volans for summer, I decided to sell them to help pay for the Saff. I posted them up as freshly coated and straight, since they have always balanced out. Always.
I get an offer from a VS member out west, we make deal at $575, and I ship them out. A few days later, I get an email that the faces of two of the rims had some of the PC scuffed off in transit (greyhound) . The buyer opens them in front of the greyhound agent, and the agent says the packaging was poor. I guess I should have wrapped them in plastic before wrapping them in foam and boxing them up. The cardboard scuffed off a bit of the PC. I saw pix, they had minor scuffing, so the black base shows through along the middle of the spoke ridges. I offered to send out the leftover powder from coating, and 100$ to cover the cost to recoat, which he accepted. But wait.
A couple of days later, he emails me again and tells me that two of the rims are so bent, he won't mount them. I don't quite understand this, since they balanced out fine on my car, but whatever. I offer him his $ back, but he refuses, citing he would be down $240 for shipping them out and back, but have no rims. Fair enough. I let him sit on that for a few days, but this is eating at me, this guy has a real problem now, and I have to come up with something. So, I offer him $300 to get the 2 bad rims straightened, and also send the leftover powder to fix the scuffed rims. Rims get straightened and coated for between 85 and 125 each here in Ottawa. At a maximum of 125, they would have to be in really bad condition, in need of crack welding etc. None of these rims fit that description.
In his latest email, he now refuses my offer of $300, complaining that $300 (and my leftover powder $50) will not be enough to get the rims into the shape he thought he was getting. I understand his disappointment, I'd be pissed too, as this has been dragging on for a month. But, as you guys may recall, a nice set of Volans went for $800 here recently. I believe that by giving him $300 and 2 lbs of powder, I lower his initial investment to $225 plus shipping ($120) so he is in for only $345 now. If he does throw in another $100-ish of his own to add to my 300, he effectively gets a prime fresh set of Volans for $450 or so. I think that is a fair deal, but I believe he expects me to cover the entire cost to refurb all 4 wheels, which I do not agree with.
I say my offer is fair. What say you, lads?
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